2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman Year)
Garnered a spot on the MEAC All-Rookie Team, the eighth player in school history to do so … Earned MEAC All-Tournament Team honors after tallying 13 points in the championship game … A three-time MEAC Rookie of the Week … The team’s Rookie of the Year … Played in 31 games with seven starts … Averaged 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game … On the season, contributed totals of 138 points, 60 rebounds, 20 steals, 15 blocks and 13 assists … Shot exactly 46 percent from the field (46-of-100), including 11-of-41 from 3-point range … Also made 35-of-54 from the free throw line (64.8 percent) … Had six games with 10 or more points, including a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting with four rebounds and three steals in a win over Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 8 … Tied for the fifth-best percentage in a game (minimum seven makes) in NSU Division I history … Finished with 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 2-of-2 from deep, and 5-of-7 from the free throw line with 19 points and a career-high five rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central on Feb. 16 … Also have five rebounds, 10 points and a career-best four blocks against Regent on Nov. 20, and five rebounds and four points at Niagara on Dec. 29 … Scored 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting with four rebounds and a career-high two assists in a career-best 27 minutes against North Carolina Central on March 16 … Made two 3-pointers and 3-of-5 overall for 11 points in a win at Delaware State on March 4 … Also reached double figures with 10 points, three blocks and two rebounds in a victory at UTEP on Dec. 21 … Scored eight points the next day thanks to a career-high 6-of-7 free throw shooting against East Tennessee State … Also had eight points with three rebounds and three steals at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 9 … Scored six points with a career-best four steals against Stony Brook on Nov. 27.
2017-18 (Freshman Year)
Sat out the season as an NCAA partial qualifier … Utilized redshirt season.
High School
Averaged 28 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a senior … Was the leading scorer in the New York City Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) AA division, the highest classification in the state … The PSAL Player of the Year … Named third-team AA All-State by the New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) … Led Queens Teaching to a 23-6 record as a senior and the Queens AA regular season title at 15-1 … Led the team to the Queens Borough championship game and the quarterfinal round of the state tournament … Set the school’s single-season scoring record … Had a game with 39 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists … First-team All-Queens by the
TimesLedger … Led Queens Teaching to a No. 4 ranking in the tri-state area, and was the No. 5-ranked player in New York City according to Rivals site
NYCHoops.net … Honorable mention all-state as a junior … Led the school to a 23-7 record that year … Hit a buzzer beater during his junior season to send Queens Teaching to a win over the No. 19 ranked team in the nation, Cardozo High School … Competed at Saint Mary’s High School as a sophomore and St. Anthony’s High School his freshman year … Also played on the varsity team at Wyandanch Memorial High School as an eighth grader … Led the team in scoring … Was named the team’s MVP and the Rookie of the Year.
AAU/Club
Competed for the NY Jayhawks on the AAU 16U circuit … Competed with Beacon Elite after his senior year of high school, winning the championship at the Is8/Nike Spring Classic … Scored 21 points in the championship game win over the Northeast Basketball Club, the defending fall champs … Was Player of the Year on the circuit … Was a member of the Queens All-Stars at the 43
rd Annual Wheelchair All-Star Classic, a charity event put on by the
New York Post that features teams from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan and Queens.
Personal
Full name is Christopher James Kelly … Goes by C.J. … Born on April 14, 1998 … Son of Marlane Ward and Chris Kelly … Has one older sister, Symone, and one younger sister, Robyn … Mother Marlane went to Norfolk State and played on the women’s basketball team during the 1989-90 season … Sister Symone played at Siena from 2012-16, and sister Robyn plays high school ball at St. Anthony’s … Dad and several aunts and uncles also played in college … Undecided on a major … Enjoys karate movies, chess and playing 2k.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
21, Mid-Atlantic Christian (11-8-18) |
| FG Made |
8, Mid-Atlantic Christian (11-8-18) |
| FG Att. |
9, Mid-Atlantic Christian (11-8-18) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
2 (4x), last: at Delaware State (3-4-19) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
4, at Delaware State (3-4-19) |
| FT Made |
6, vs. ETSU (12-22-18) |
| FT Att. |
7 (3x), last: N.C. Central (2-16-19) |
| Rebounds |
5 (3x), last: N.C. Central (2-16-19) |
| Assists |
2 (2x), last: vs. N.C. Central (3-16-19) |
| Steals |
4, Stony Brook (11-27-18) |
| Blocks |
4, Regent (11-20-18) |
| Minutes |
27, vs. N.C. Central (3-16-19) |
